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VanEck Blog | Municipal Bonds
August 12, 2020
MAAX Remains Bullish While Becoming More Diversified
by David Schassler, Portfolio Manager and Head of Portfolio and Quantitative Investment Solutions, VanEck
MAAX adjusts its portfolio to improve performance by increasing diversification in four distinct risk scenarios, while maintaining the overall risk and return profile of the strategy.
Municipal BondsJuly 16, 2020
MAAX Continues to Benefit from the Rebound
by David Schassler, Portfolio Manager and Head of Portfolio and Quantitative Investment Solutions, VanEck
Read moreThe municipal bond market’s strong performance in June benefitted MAAX as it continued to remain overweight both long duration investment grade and non-investment grade bonds.
Municipal BondsJuly 10, 2020
Sin Tax May Mitigate States’ Financial Shortfalls
by Jim Colby, Portfolio Manager and Strategist, Municipal Bonds,
Jack Washburn, Intern
Read moreAs state and local municipalities face revenue shortfalls, online sports betting may provide tax revenues to help supplement federal aid and other budgetary actions.
Municipal BondsJune 11, 2020
MAAX Reinvests in High Yield
by David Schassler, Portfolio Manager and Head of Portfolio and Quantitative Investment Solutions, VanEck
Read moreMAAX successfully pivots from ultra-conservative, with a portfolio of exclusively high quality short-duration bonds, to a high quality portfolio of longer duration bonds.